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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      60,141</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,215</td>
<td class="r data">      20,680</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">      21,973</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      67,824</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,056</td>
<td class="r data">      24,316</td>
<td class="r data">         317</td>
<td class="r data">      24,108</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    35.5</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      70,003</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,917</td>
<td class="r data">      25,772</td>
<td class="r data">         495</td>
<td class="r data">      22,787</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    32.6</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      65,887</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">      19,989</td>
<td class="r data">      25,115</td>
<td class="r data">         523</td>
<td class="r data">      19,969</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      62,566</td>
<td class="r data">         323</td>
<td class="r data">      20,007</td>
<td class="r data">      23,891</td>
<td class="r data">         614</td>
<td class="r data">      17,703</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
<td class="r data">    42.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      57,058</td>
<td class="r data">         531</td>
<td class="r data">      18,452</td>
<td class="r data">      22,098</td>
<td class="r data">         587</td>
<td class="r data">      15,364</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    27.2</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      55,185</td>
<td class="r data">         984</td>
<td class="r data">      18,056</td>
<td class="r data">      21,385</td>
<td class="r data">         690</td>
<td class="r data">      14,040</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    25.9</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      52,144</td>
<td class="r data">       2,953</td>
<td class="r data">      17,344</td>
<td class="r data">      18,820</td>
<td class="r data">         674</td>
<td class="r data">      12,326</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      49,816</td>
<td class="r data">       8,396</td>
<td class="r data">      17,216</td>
<td class="r data">      14,691</td>
<td class="r data">         772</td>
<td class="r data">       8,717</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">    36.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      42,849</td>
<td class="r data">       9,418</td>
<td class="r data">      14,962</td>
<td class="r data">      11,880</td>
<td class="r data">         628</td>
<td class="r data">       5,938</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      59,356</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,122</td>
<td class="r data">      20,449</td>
<td class="r data">         238</td>
<td class="r data">      21,512</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    36.2</td>
<td class="r data">    51.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      66,998</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,974</td>
<td class="r data">      24,096</td>
<td class="r data">         316</td>
<td class="r data">      23,585</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    35.2</td>
<td class="r data">    49.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      69,156</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,809</td>
<td class="r data">      25,569</td>
<td class="r data">         492</td>
<td class="r data">      22,254</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
<td class="r data">    46.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      65,095</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">      19,886</td>
<td class="r data">      24,926</td>
<td class="r data">         519</td>
<td class="r data">      19,474</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">    43.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      61,638</td>
<td class="r data">         323</td>
<td class="r data">      19,863</td>
<td class="r data">      23,717</td>
<td class="r data">         608</td>
<td class="r data">      17,099</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    27.9</td>
<td class="r data">    41.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      56,226</td>
<td class="r data">         531</td>
<td class="r data">      18,344</td>
<td class="r data">      21,946</td>
<td class="r data">         586</td>
<td class="r data">      14,794</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      54,345</td>
<td class="r data">         981</td>
<td class="r data">      17,956</td>
<td class="r data">      21,218</td>
<td class="r data">         686</td>
<td class="r data">      13,474</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      51,179</td>
<td class="r data">       2,944</td>
<td class="r data">      17,251</td>
<td class="r data">      18,682</td>
<td class="r data">         672</td>
<td class="r data">      11,603</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      49,033</td>
<td class="r data">       8,385</td>
<td class="r data">      17,137</td>
<td class="r data">      14,575</td>
<td class="r data">         767</td>
<td class="r data">       8,146</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      42,091</td>
<td class="r data">       9,383</td>
<td class="r data">      14,893</td>
<td class="r data">      11,747</td>
<td class="r data">         623</td>
<td class="r data">       5,422</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    16.6</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         780</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">         228</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         459</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         818</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         522</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         831</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         527</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         784</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         493</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         907</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         600</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         814</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         566</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         815</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">         164</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         555</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         949</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         722</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         769</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         568</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">    82.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         749</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         514</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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